Waist belt



June 19, 192s.

l. ANDERSON wAIsT BELT Filed Jan. 17, 1927 Patented .I une 19, 1928.

IVER ANDERSON, or QUAKERTOWN, rnNNsYLvANiA, AssrGnoR To'PEABoDY LEATHER COMPANY, INC.,A OF

SEY.

QUAKERTOWN, PENSYLVANIA, A CORPORATIONOF NEW JER- WAIST isEL'r.y

Application led January 17, 1921.; `Serial No. 161,559.l

The principal object ofthe present invention is to improve the appearance, more par# ticularly the appearance of. the edges, of waist belts made of a solid piece'or strip of bridle or strap leather, and according to the invention that object is attained by mar`n giiially greoving the iiesh side of the leather of the belt to provide a feather edge and space for its reception j and folding the feather edge into the space to presentthe haii' or grain side not only at the edges but also at the front face'.V

The invention alsol comprises thev improvements to be presently described' and finally claimed.

ln the following description reference will be made to the accompanying drawing forining part hereof and in which Figure l is a viewof one face, the face that usually confronts the body `of the wearer, of a part of a waist belt embodying features of the invention.'

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing` the feather edges and the spacefor theiry reception.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of Fily drawn to an enlarged scale.

drawn to an enlarged scale. .f i 5 is a view similar to Figl but showing stitching.

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional View siini- .lar to l but showing a lining, and

Fig. 7 is a top view of Fig. 6 but showing stitches.

In the drawing there is shown. a solid strap leather Waist belt in. which the grain side appears at the edges well as onv one face.V l indicates alsolidv piece or strip of strap or bridle leather and it is marginally grooved on the flesh-side to provide a feather edge 2 and a space 3 for the reception of the feather edge. into and secured in the space 3 to present the grain side at the edges. `The feather edge may be secured in anyappropriate wayl as by pasting or cementing, Figs. Ll and 6, or as by stitching 4, Figs. 5 and 7. If desired use may be made of a lining 5, Fig. 6, and` it can be secured ina similar manner. kOf course the width of the belt and the Width of the feather edges are matters of taste and 4C is a transverse sectional view ofV The feather edge 2 is foldedl the leatherl employed is. also a matter of fancy and it may be smooth grain leather, or embossed leather, or colored leather, or

naturalleather, or, infact, any kind of leather.

of strap leather marginally vgrooved onthe flesh side and providing a feather edge and space below the level of vthe flesh side for its reception and having the feather edge r4folded Y into and secured rin said space to `present the grain side at the edge.

2; A Waist beltr comprising a solid strip of strap leather marginally grooved onthe ileshside'and providing a feather edge and space below the level of the iiesli side'for its y reception and having the feather edge folded 'ito and secured in said space to present the grain side at the edge, and a line lof stitching passing through the vfolded feather' edge and the strap leather..

3. A waist belt'comprising a. solid strip of strap leather marginally 'grooved on the 'flesh side and providing a feather edge andy space for its rreception and having the yfeat-her edge foldedv into and securedin said space topresent the grain side kat the edge, and a lining overlying the folded feather edgeandv the flesh side of the strap and se cured thereto.

.4i-QA waist belt comprising a solid strip of strap leather marginally grooved on the'v flesh side and providing a feather edge and space for its recept-ion and having theifeather edge folded into and secured in said space overlying the folded feather edge and the `flesh side of the strap and secured thereto,

anda row of stitches passing through the ylining and they feather edge and the strap vto present the grain side at the-edge, a lining 

